Cars and the beach

photome

Atomised wrote: »

I have a joke with my boyfriend about those cars. I wouldn't drive one if you paid me! They are like Smart cars and people carriers to me-don't like them at all. I expect to visit the beach a couple of times a year , so buying a car jsut for beach use would be silly.

I can't believe how contentious my question has been! What about people who live close to beaches ?
Maybe their cars don't last as long as in other towns where people live inland

You are right, cars that spend their lives on the coast, rust quicker.

epninety

Atomised wrote: »

It must have been amazing driving on Saharan dunes!
I would be too nervous of sand storms and sinking:eek:

Big sand dunes are good fun - you have to use just enough welly to get over the top without changing gear, but not enough to launch you off the top. If you get stuck, it's out with the sand mats and shovels and dig yourself out, or get a tow from another vehicle. It doesn't matter how long it takes, you aren't going anywhere anyway :rotfl:. At least in the desert, you've got a while before the tide comes in.

Like that clown someone mention earlier who left his Freelander on the beach - that looks like it would have driven out with about 5 mins spadework and some mats. Top tip - If you have nothing else to hand, the footwell mats will help in a pinch - I once left a set buried on a muddy track in Normandy, after getting my Citroen stuck.

Salt corrosion isn't too much of a problem for the occasional trip, as long as you take care to wash the underside thoroughly soon afterwards. Sand is a bear though, it gets in the brakes and bearings and acts as grinding paste.

cyclonebri1

The message is generally the same from one and all;

Don't take any carthat youparticularly value on to the beach. Sound advice I think,;)

vikingaero

Atomised wrote: »

I have a joke with my boyfriend about those cars. I wouldn't drive one if you paid me! They are like Smart cars and people carriers to me-don't like them at all. I expect to visit the beach a couple of times a year , so buying a car jsut for beach use would be silly.

I can't believe how contentious my question has been! What about people who live close to beaches ?
Maybe their cars don't last as long as in other towns where people live inland

In that case just buy a normal car and put a shovel and some old matting in the boot of the car!

JohnFB

jeannieblue wrote: »

I still want to know where this legal parking beach is.........

and am still worried about the salt.........

I'm such a worrier.............:o

Hi Jeannieblue

I'm sure there are quite a lot of legal parking beaches around the UK.
Weston super Mare, and Brean Down in the South West, for instance.
Not that I agree with it though, I think it spoils any beach to have cars parked on it.

davethetaller

harveybobbles wrote: »

The best car however for driving on a beach is a hire car...

Dont you just love it!

And if the tide is coming in, the HIRE the better!!!:rotfl: